GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |